Steering Committee
Mountains of Hope’s Steering Committee sets priority areas for the Coalition each year. Our Steering Committee includes representatives from our three founding member organizations—American Cancer Society, WVU Cancer Institute, and WV Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program—cancer survivors, coalition leaders, subcommittee leaders, programmatic staff, and WV Cancer Registry staff, who each bring a unique perspective to the Coalition and the work that we do.
Coalition Leadership
Angela Austin
Immediate Past Chair
Blood Cancer United
Markie McCoy
Chair
WV Cancer Registry
Jennifer Hancock
Chair-Elect
West Virginia Department of Health, Division of Women’s and Family Health, Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health
Subcommittee Leadership
Elizabeth Brooks
Prevention Chair
Southern Highlands Community Medical Center
Jo Thomas
Early Detection Chair
WV Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
Department of Health/Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health
Josh Armstrong
Quality of Life Chair
Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Advocate
Alexis Shipley
Prevention Chair-Elect
WVU Cancer Institute, Mobile Screening Program
Vacant
Early Detection Chair-Elect
Marisa Watson
Quality of Life Chair-Elect
WVU Cancer Institute, CHATS Lab & Core
Founding Member Representation
Angela Kaloush
Founding Member Representative, American Cancer Society
Jo Thomas
Founding Member Representative, West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
Abby Starkey
Founding Member Representative, West Virginia University Cancer Institute
Community-Focused Representation
Patty Davis
Agents of Hope
Gina Sharps
Agents of Hope
Steve Blankenship
WV Cancer Registry
Mountains Of Hope Team
Lauren Wright
Coalition Facilitator
Alana Hudson
Program Evaluator
Juliana Curry
Policy Consultant
Contact Us
Lauren Wright, DSL, MPH
Program Director, Cancer Prevention and Control
WV Cancer Control Collaborative Partnership and Mountains of Hope Coalition
WVU Cancer Institute
Phone: 304-293-2370
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